Simlagarh | |
Type: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Style: | Kolkata Suburban Railway |
Address: | Talbona Colony Road, National Highway 2, Simlagarh, Hooghly district, West Bengal |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 20m (70feet) |
Line: | Howrah–Bardhaman main line |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | No |
Opened: | 1855 |
Electrified: | 1958 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Eastern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | East Indian Railway Company |
Pass System: | India |
Map Type: | India West Bengal#India |
Map Dot Label: | Simlagarh |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map State: | collapsed |
Simlagarh railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line operated by Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is situated beside Talbona Colony Road, National Highway 2 at Simlagarh in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1] [2] The distance between Howrah and Simlagarh railway station is approximately 65 km.
The East Indian Railway Company was formed on 1 June 1845, The first passenger train in the eastern section was operated up to, on 15 August 1854. On 1 February 1855 the first train ran from Howrah to through Howrah–Bardhaman main line. Bandel to Bardhaman rout was opened for traffic on 1 January 1885. Electrification of the Howrah–Bardhaman main line was initiated up to Bandel in 1957, with the 3000 v DC system, and the entire Howrah–Bardhaman route including Simlagarh railway station completed with AC system, along with conversion of earlier DC portions to 25 kV AC, in 1958.[3]